Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating or drinking, but rather consumes in a moderate fashion.

Abstinence is the practice of keeping away from or avoiding something you enjoy, such as the physical pleasures of too much food and drink, usually for health or religious reasons.

If you describe something as austere you might approve of its simple and plain style.

When you describe a person as sounding bombastic you mean he is full of himself and excessively proud.

That which is disproportionate to other things is unbalanced or excessive in some way, leading to a lack of symmetry.

An egregious mistake, failure, or problem is an extremely bad and very noticeable one.

If you describe someone as exacting you mean that she or he expects other people to work very hard and carefully.

An exorbitant price or fee is much higher than what it should be or what is considered to be reasonable.

An extravaganza is an elaborate production or spectacular display which is meant to entertain, often in an excessive fashion.

Someone who is frugal spends very little money and even then only on things that are absolutely necessary.

Grandiloquent speech is highly formal, exaggerated, and often seems both silly and hollow because it is used to appear impressive and important.

If you say something is gratuitous you mean that it is freely given, but also that it is usually unnecessary, and can be harmful or upsetting.

Hyperbole is a way of emphasizing something that makes it sound much more impressive or much worse than it actually is.

If you describe ideas as jejune you are saying they are childish and uninteresting; jejune also describes those having little experience, maturity, or knowledge.

When you exhibit moderation you do nothing to excess, but rather live in a balanced and measured way.

One is overweening when he is not modest, but rather thinks way too much of himself and lets everyone know about it.

A parsimonious person is not willing to give or spend money.

If you have a pathological condition, you are extreme or unreasonable in something that you do.

Someone who behaves in a prodigal way spends a lot of money and/or time carelessly and wastefully with no concern for the future.

A profusion of something is a very large quantity or variety of it.

A qualified statement is one that has been limited, restricted, or modified in some way.

If something bad, such as crime or disease, is rampant, it means that there is a lot of it, and it is increasing in a way that is difficult to control.

If you say that something bad or unpleasant is rife in a place, you mean that is very common.

A spartan lifestyle is very simple and severe; it has no luxuries or comforts.

Something that is superfluous is unnecessary and is more than what is wanted or needed at the current time.

A teetotaler is one who does not drink alcohol.

A feeling that is unbridled is enthusiastic and uncontrolled.

An action or deed is unconscionable if it is worthy of shame because its effects are more severe than is reasonable or acceptable.

Usurious loans are made with a high interest rate.

A wanton action deliberately harms someone or damages something for no apparent or good reason.

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Adj.

inordinate

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Context

The children’s play took a vast or inordinate amount of work, much more than the parents had expected. The set and costumes were inordinately complex and thus required huge amounts of money, materials, and time. The director knew that performing the musical would take a lot of effort, but he had no clue that the production required an inordinate or excessive number of volunteers in addition to his usual staff.

Memory Hook

InNatural Order? The devastation to the environment caused by the flood was so inordinate that some felt that it was not in the natural order of things; in point of fact, a levy had failed which should have protected the city more from the hurricane.

Examples

The best kind of wealth is to give up inordinate desires.
— Hazrat Ali

Young people spend an inordinate amount of time playing video games such as 'RockBand' or 'Guitar Hero', to mention two new ones.
—Newsvine

Hilton spends an inordinate amount of time on her phone: 'This summer, I was in Greece on a boat with no cell phone,' she says.
—Rolling Stone

When the Falcons talk about Johnson, they speak of a guy who plays with inordinate confidence for someone whose professional resume isn’t that thick.
—Sports Illustrated

Word Ingredients

An inordinate demand is “against the order” that is usually assumed or expected.

Word Theater

A Series of Unfortunate Events She has missed him an inordinate amount.

The panel shows a small video clip of either the word in actual use or a scene that represents the meaning of a word. This not only breaks up the monotony of studying words but also provides another avenue to strengthen word meaning. Enjoy!